15 chapters · 1,215 sections in this title.
ORS 652.230 Employee right of action against employer for unpaid wages and damages; statute of limitations; notice requirement
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(1) Any employee whose compensation is at a rate that is in violation of ORS 652.220 shall have a right of action against the employer for the recovery of: (a) The amount of the unpaid wages to which the employee is entitled for the one year period preceding the commencement of t…
ORS 652.235 Motion to disallow award of compensatory and punitive damages; equal-pay analysis of employer’s pay practices; remedies
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(1) In a civil action under ORS 652.230 or 659A.885 (1) alleging a violation of ORS 652.220, the employer may file a motion to disallow an award of compensatory and punitive damages. The court shall grant the motion if the employer demonstrates, by a preponderance of the evidence…
ORS 652.240 Paying wage lower than that required by statute or contract prohibited
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Where any statute or contract requires an employer to maintain the designated wage scale, it shall be unlawful to secretly pay a lower wage while purporting to pay the wage designated by statute or by contract. [1957 c.243 §1]
ORS 652.250 Public employee’s wages as affected by absence to engage in search or rescue operation
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A public employee who takes part without pay in a search or rescue operation at the request of any law enforcement agency, the Department of Transportation, the United States Forest Service or any local organization for civil defense, shall not forfeit wages while engaged in an o…